A federal judge on Monday put on at least temporary hold Mississippi Attorney General James Hood’s effort to investigate Google for not doing enough to remove illegal content, including pirated content appearing in Web searches. Leaked Sony Pictures documents suggest the effort was backed by MPAA. U.S. District Judge …

Netflix is on the verge of closing a $12 million deal for worldwide rights to Cary Fukunaga’s African drama “Beasts of No Nation,” which stars Idris Elba, an individual familiar with the negotiations has told TheWrap. Representatives for Netflix and WME Global, which is negotiating the deal on behalf of the filmmakers, …

“Magic Mike XXL” star Joe Manganiello will moderate a panel for the Slamdance Cinema Club at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood on Sunday, TheWrap has learned. The high-profile actor (“True Blood,” “Magic Mike”) will lead the Q&A after a screening of “The Resurrection of Jake The Snake,” a documentary that tells the story of professional wrestling …

Jennifer Lawrence is attached to play war photographer Lynsey Addario in “It’s What I Do,” a romantic drama that her fellow Oscar winner Steven Spielberg will direct for Warner Bros., which just won a heated auction for the upcoming book, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. He recently produced …

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith's crime caper "Focus" debuted with $18.7 million, according to final figures Monday, while the previous North American box office leader, "Fifty Shades of Grey," sunk to fourth place.

After working with Marvel on Netflix’s upcoming “Daredevil” series, Drew Goddard is in talks to write and direct the new “Spider-Man” reboot for Sony Pictures and Marvel, according to Latino Review. Representatives for Sony, Marvel and Goddard did not immediately respond to requests for comment, though insiders suggest …

“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Jamie Dornan is striking while the iron is hot, so to speak, as he has signed on to star opposite Cillian Murphy in the World War II thriller “Anthropoid,” it was announced Monday. Sean Ellis (“Cashback”) will direct the film, which examines the assassination attempt on Nazi general Reinhard …

Westboro Baptist Church had every intention to picket “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy‘s Los Angeles funeral on Sunday, but the congregation, known for spewing caustic and intolerant rhetoric at high-profile funerals, was unable to attend because the location of the services were kept private. So Westboro AND @WilliamShatner …

Nearly 15 years after they first worked together on “Training Day,” Ethan Hawke is nearing a deal to reteam with Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua on MGM’s “The Magnificent Seven,” TheWrap has learned.

Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban will play the President of the United States with political commentator and author Ann Coulter joining him as Vice President in “Sharknado 3,” Syfy and The Asylum announced Monday.

Vince Vaughn joined Lady Gaga, “Chicago Fire” star Taylor Kinney and over 4,500 other people in the icy waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday to raise $1.1 million for the Special Olympics. The sum is the most the Chicago Polar Plunge has ever raised. The “Wedding Crashers” star wore a pair of jeans and a Chicago Blackhawks …

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith's con-man caper "Focus" dethroned "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the box office, but the film's modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the once unstoppable star.

“The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” got off to a strong start this weekend, opening at No. 1 and topping the original in all three overseas markets in which it debuted this weekend. The sequel, directed by John Madden like the first film, brought in $9.4 million overall for Twentieth Century Fox. Judi Dench, Maggie …

Michelle Rodriguez is clarifying her comments about minorities playing traditionally white superhero characters. Hours after “The Fast and the Furious” actress slammed Hollywood for casting actors of color in roles originally conceived as white, she issued an apology. “I stuck my foot in my mouth once again,” Rodriguez …